Proverbs 15:29
YHWH [is] far from the wicked, || And He hears the prayer of the righteous.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
In Context
28The heart of the righteous meditates to answer, || And the mouth of the wicked utters evil things.
30The light of the eyes makes the heart glad, || A good report makes the bone fat.
Cross References
Psalms 10:1Why, YHWH, do You stand at a distance? Do You hide in times of adversity?
Psalms 34:15The eyes of YHWH [are] to the righteous, || And His ears to their cry.
Psalms 66:18Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, || The Lord does not hear.
Psalms 138:6For YHWH [is] high, and He sees the lowly, || And He knows the haughty from afar.
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to YHWH, || And the prayer of the upright [is] His delight.
Isaiah 59:2But your iniquities have been separating || Between you and your God, || And your sins have hidden || The Presence from you—from hearing.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:29
28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. Here is, 1. A good man proved to be a wise man by this, that he governs his tongue well; he that does so the same is a perfect man, Jam. iii. 2 . It is part of the character of a righteous man that being convinced of the account he must give of his words, and of the good and bad influence of them upon others, he makes conscience of speaking truly (it is his heart that answers, that is, he speaks as he thinks, and… Read the whole commentary →